2024-05-06T16:18:35-04:00 2023-12-31 010560057 EDGAR KIKER & CROSS PC 3440 EASTEX FWY BEAUMONT TX 777031896 990 2023-01-01 741893779 BBB CONSUMER EDUCATION FOUNDATION BBBC 4098355340 P O BOX 2988 BEAUMONT TX 777042988 DARREN ERWIN 2023 PRESIDENT/CEO 4095273716 2024-05-06 true DARREN ERWIN 999009999 true SHERI K DELMAGE P00924012 4098920233 2024-05-06 2023 2023-04-26 12:10:37Z DARREN ERWIN PO BOX 2988 BEAUMONT TX 77704 318172 false X WWW.BBB.ORG/LOCAL-BBB/SOUTHEASTTEXAS X TO STRENGTHEN COMMUNITY TRUST THROUGH EDUCATION PROGRAMS THAT EMPOWER CONSUMERS, PROVIDE CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT FOR FUTURE LEADERS, AND HELP BUSINESSES BE BETTER. 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TO COOPERATE WITH BETTER BUSINESS BUREAU AND SUCH OTHER ORGANIZATIONS HAVING OBJECTIVES IN COMMON, AN TO DO GENERALLY SUCH OTHER THINGS AS MAY BE NECESSARY, REQUISITE, CONVENIENT OR PROPER TO CARRY OUT THE PURPOSES AND OBJECTIVES OF THE CORPORATION, AS ARE PERMITTED UNDER ARTICLE 2.01 OF THE TEXAS NON-PROFIT CORPORATION ACT. false false 16923 36560 BUSINESS SEMINARS INCREASED CONSUMER AWARENESS THROUGH VARIOUS EVENTS PROVIDING RESOURCES, INCLUDING DISTRIBUTION OF EDUCATIONAL MATERIAL: CONTINUED MONTHLY ACCREDITED BUSINESS NETWORKING EVENTS IN OUR REGION THROUGHOUT THE YEAR AND PRESENTED BBB SERVICES TO OVER 120 BUSINESS PROFESSIONALS. 43040 85070 WOMENS CONFERENCE INCREASED CONSUMER AWARENESS THROUGH VARIOUS EVENTS PROVIDING RESOURCES, INCLUDING DISTRIBUTION OF EDUCATIONAL MATERIAL: SERVED OVER 450 PROFESSIONALS IN SETX AT THE NEW "BBB SETX WOMEN'S CONFERENCE" HELD IN OCTOBER 2022. FEATURING 20 LOCAL WOMEN-OWNED BUSINESSES IN AN EXPO PORTION OF THE CONFERENCE, ALONG WITH LOCAL WOMEN BUSINESS LEADERS PROVIDING EDUCATION AND RESOURCES TO THE PARTICIPANTS. HONORED FOUR LOCAL WOMEN FOR THEIR COMMITMENT TO ETHICAL LEDERSHIP, COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT, AND UPHOLDING THE BBB MISSION TO ADVANCE ETHICAL MARKETPLACE TRUST. 15000 15000 BBB TORCH AWARD IS A FUND-RAISING EVENT THAT RECOGNIZES BUSINESSES AND ORGANIZATIONS IN OUR REGION COMMITTED TO MAINTAINING EXCEPTIONALLY HIGH STANDARD OF ETHICAL BEHAVIOR IN BUYER/SELLER AND PROVIDER/SUPPORTER RELATIONSHIPS. NEARLY 400 BUSINESS PROFESSIONALS ATTENDED THE EVENT AND BBB AWARDED 15,000 TO 6 LOCAL HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS THROUGH OUR BBB STUDENT OF INTEGRITY SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM. STUDENTS WERE RECOGNIZED AT THE EVENT. IN ADDITION, BBB RECOGNIZED BUSINESS OWNERS 35 AND YOUNGER WHO DEMONSTRATE CULTURE, COMMUNITY AND CHARACTER AS SPARK AWARD WINNERS. 74963 true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true false false false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false 0 0 0 false false false false false false false false 10 10 false false false false false false false true true false false false false false false false false false X DARREN ERWIN 4098355340 PO BOX 2988 BEAUMONT TX 77704 X DARREN ERWIN 2023 PRESIDE X X 0 0 0 REBECCA GARDINER TRUSTEE X 0 0 0 NATASHA GARRETT TRUSTEE X 0 0 0 LESLIE HARRISON TRUSTEE X 0 0 0 ELTON HOLLIS TRUSTEE X 0 0 0 KATHRYN JAMES SECRETARY X X 0 0 0 ANN SCOGGIN CHAIR X X 0 0 0 PAUL SKINNER TRUSTEE X 0 0 0 DAVE STEPHENS VICE-CHAIR X X 0 0 0 APRIL TOLBERT TRUSTEE X 0 0 0 ANTHONY TOUPS TREASURER X X 0 0 0 false false false 60563 60563 WOMENS CONFERENCE 85070 85070 BUSINESS SEMINARS 36560 36560 121630 1337 1337 134541 58751 75790 MISCELLANEOUS INCOME 101 101 101 259421 123068 15000 15000 8215 8215 5933 5933 59963 59963 63000 63000 152111 74963 77148 0 20934 88990 40754 20934 129744 1500 0 1500 X 20934 128244 20934 128244 20934 129744 107310 X false false false X X 1 BETTER BUSINESS BUREAU OF S E TEXAS INC BETTER BUSINESS BUREAU OF S E TEXAS INC 741466379 10 true 15000 0 1 15000 0 true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true false TORCH AWARDS 134541 134541 1987 25625 3785 27354 134541 134541 1987 25625 3785 27354 58751 75790 false SCHOLARSHIPS 6 15000 FORM 990 - ORGANIZATION'S MISSION TO STRENGTHEN COMMUNITY TRUST THROUGH EDUCATION PROGRAMS THAT EMPOWER CONSUMERS, PROVIDE CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT FOR FUTURE LEADERS, AND HELP BUSINESSES BE BETTER. TO COOPERATE WITH BETTER BUSINESS BUREAU AND SUCH OTHER ORGANIZATIONS HAVING OBJECTIVES IN COMMON, AN TO DO GENERALLY SUCH OTHER THINGS AS MAY BE NECESSARY, REQUISITE, CONVENIENT OR PROPER TO CARRY OUT THE PURPOSES AND OBJECTIVES OF THE CORPORATION, AS ARE PERMITTED UNDER ARTICLE 2.01 OF THE TEXAS NON-PROFIT CORPORATION ACT. FORM 990, PART III TO STRENGTHEN COMMUNITY TRUST THROUGH EDUCATION PROGRAMS THAT EMPOWER CONSUMERS, PROVIDE CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT FOR FUTURE LEADERS, AND HELP BUSINESSES BE BETTER. TO COOPERATE WITH BETTER BUSINESS BUREAU AND SUCH OTHER ORGANIZATIONS HAVING OBJECTIVES IN COMMON, AND TO DO GENERALLY SUCH OTHER THINGS AS MAY BE NECESSARY, REQUISITE, CONVENIENT OR PROPER TO CARRY OUT THE PURPOSES AND OBJECTIVES OF THE CORPORATION, AS ARE PERMITTED UNDER ARTICLE 2.01 OF THE TEXAS NON-PROFIT CORPORATION ACT. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B NO REVIEW WAS OR WILL BE CONDUCTED. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 NO DOCUMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC